2 min read- IHOP is declaring the first Tuesday of March as its annual National Pancake Day celebration.
- On Tuesday, March 3, participating IHOP locations will offer a free Short Stack of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- IHOP is also encouraging donations to help support local Feeding America partner food banks.
Pancakes are the breakfast GOAT. Full stop. If we’re doing a breakfast marry, f-ck, kill with pancakes, waffles, and French toast… I’m marrying pancakes every time (sorry to French toast, gone too soon). Give me classic, give me fruit-topped, give me chocolate chip, give me the tallest of short stacks.
So yes, I am more than happy to report that National Pancake Day is, in fact, a thing—and IHOP is making a bigger deal out of it this year.
The chain is officially declaring the first Tuesday of March as its own National Pancake Day moment, and to kick things off, IHOP is offering guests a free Short Stack of buttermilk pancakes on Tuesday, March 3, at participating locations nationwide. The giveaway runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., a very generous window for anyone craving pancakes for their first or last meal of the day.
“As the leader in breakfast, pancakes are part of our DNA – so much so that they’re embedded in our name,” said Lenna Yamamichi, Vice President Brand Creative, IHOP. “This National Pancake Day, we want IHOP to feel like more than a restaurant. We’re getting creative and flipping the narrative, transforming IHOP into the go-to meetup spot to grab a free Short Stack, settle into a booth, and turn a simple meal into quality time. No planning, no pressure, because pancakes just taste better when the table’s full.”
And because IHOP is tying the celebration to giving back, the brand is also inviting guests to donate in restaurants on March 3. For every $1 donated, IHOP says it can help provide at least 10 meals to local Feeding America partner food banks.
Free pancakes and a reason to feel good about getting seconds? That’s a holiday I can get behind.